Weston

Public school district · Middlesex County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2512750

Weston spent $31,619 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 98% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,063 students in 2024-25; 18.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,226 per student, up 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Weston in enrollment (1,953 to 2,077 students) and Weston itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Weston, FY23Weston $31,619; Concord Public Schools $27,881; Wareham Public Schools $23,974; Bellingham Public Schools $23,186; Swampscott Public Schools $21,787; Winthrop $19,237; Northbridge $19,058; Clinton Public Schools $19,042; Swansea Public Schools $18,108; East Bridgewater $18,020; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30k35kWeston$31,619Concord Public Schools$27,881Wareham Public Schools$23,974Bellingham Public Schools$23,186Swampscott Public Schools$21,787Winthrop$19,237Northbridge$19,058Clinton Public Schools$19,042Swansea Public Schools$18,108East Bridgewater$18,020State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Weston, FY23Weston $31,619; Concord Public Schools $27,881; Wareham Public Schools $23,974; Bellingham Public Schools $23,186; Swampscott Public Schools $21,787; Winthrop $19,237; Northbridge $19,058; Clinton Public Schools $19,042; Swansea Public Schools $18,108; East Bridgewater $18,020; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30k35kWeston$31,619Concord Public Schools$27,881Wareham Public Schools$23,974Bellingham Public Schools$23,186Swampscott Public Schools$21,787Winthrop$19,237Northbridge$19,058Clinton Public Schools$19,042Swansea Public Schools$18,108East Bridgewater$18,020State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Weston, FY23Weston $31,619; Concord Public Schools $27,881; Wareham Public Schools $23,974; Bellingham Public Schools $23,186; Swampscott Public Schools $21,787; Winthrop $19,237; Northbridge $19,058; Clinton Public Schools $19,042; Swansea Public Schools $18,108; East Bridgewater $18,020; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k25k35kWeston$31,619Concord Public Schools$27,881Wareham Public Schools$23,974Bellingham Public Schools$23,186Swampscott Public Schools$21,787Winthrop$19,237Northbridge$19,058Clinton Public Schools$19,042Swansea Public Schools$18,108East Bridgewater$18,020State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Weston, FY23Weston $31,619; Concord Public Schools $27,881; Wareham Public Schools $23,974; Bellingham Public Schools $23,186; Swampscott Public Schools $21,787; Winthrop $19,237; Northbridge $19,058; Clinton Public Schools $19,042; Swansea Public Schools $18,108; East Bridgewater $18,020; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k25k35kWeston$31,619Concord Public Schools$27,881Wareham Public Schools$23,974Bellingham Public Schools$23,186Swampscott Public Schools$21,787Winthrop$19,237Northbridge$19,058Clinton Public Schools$19,042Swansea Public Schools$18,108East Bridgewater$18,020State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$72,533,000 in revenue: 18.5% state, 78.0% local and 3.5% federal. Total spending including $911,000 of capital outlay was $70,158,000, or $34,697 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Weston revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $13,422,000; Local $56,580,000; Federal $2,531,000; total $72,533,000.
  • State$13,422,000 19%
  • Local$56,580,000 78%
  • Federal$2,531,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,000 students in 2022-23, 2,036 students in 2023-24, 2,063 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Weston enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,000, 2023-24: 2,036, 2024-25: 2,06301k2k3k2022-232,0002023-242,0362024-252,063
Weston enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,000, 2023-24: 2,036, 2024-25: 2,06301k2k3k2022-232,0002023-242,0362024-252,063
Weston enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,000, 2023-24: 2,036, 2024-25: 2,06301k2k3k2022-232,0002023-242,0362024-252,063
Weston enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,000, 2023-24: 2,036, 2024-25: 2,06301k2k3k2022-232,0002023-242,0362024-252,063

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,000167.611.9
2023-242,036173.811.7
2024-252,063170.212.1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$19,992,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,887 per student

Weston booked $19,992,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 168 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $119,263 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 in 100 Massachusetts districts with a figure (state median $83,840, 276 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$15,966,00079.9%
Special education$4,026,00020.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $8,898 in 2018-19, $9,451 in 2019-20, $10,455 in 2020-21, $9,385 in 2021-22, $9,887 in 2022-23.

Weston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,898, 2019-20: $9,451, 2020-21: $10,455, 2021-22: $9,385, 2022-23: $9,88705k10k15k2018-19$8,8982019-20$9,4512020-21$10,4552021-22$9,3852022-23$9,887
Weston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,898, 2019-20: $9,451, 2020-21: $10,455, 2021-22: $9,385, 2022-23: $9,88705k10k15k2018-19$8,8982019-20$9,4512020-21$10,4552021-22$9,3852022-23$9,887
Weston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,898, 2019-20: $9,451, 2020-21: $10,455, 2021-22: $9,385, 2022-23: $9,88705k10k15k2018-19$8,8982019-20$9,4512020-21$10,4552021-22$9,3852022-23$9,887
Weston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,898, 2019-20: $9,451, 2020-21: $10,455, 2021-22: $9,385, 2022-23: $9,88705k10k15k2018-19$8,8982019-20$9,4512020-21$10,4552021-22$9,3852022-23$9,887

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Weston scored proficient or above: 76% in reading and 76% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts76%43.7%1,010
Math76%40.7%1,015

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 159 students in Weston's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95% or more89.2%
Students in the class15972,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

3 elementary schools, 954 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Country33813.6not reportedTargeted program
Field Elementary School31713.5not reportedNot Title I
Woodland29914.5not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 451 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Weston Middle45111.1not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 658 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Weston High65810.9not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Weston

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentWeston ranks 7 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($31,619).#7 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsWeston is the number 145 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 2,022 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#145 of 397
  3. Bellingham Public SchoolsThe next larger Massachusetts district: 2,027 students in fall 2022, $23,186 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,186
  4. Swansea Public SchoolsThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 2,003 students in fall 2022, $18,108 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,108
  5. Compare Weston with Bellingham Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Weston High, its largest high school658 students in 2024-25, 10.9 per teacher.658
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsWeston spent $119,263 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$119,263
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Weston

  1. How many schools and students are in Weston?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,063 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Weston spend per student?
    $31,619 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,173 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $32,226 per student, up 1.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Weston's money come from?
    $72,533,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 18.5% state, 78.0% local and 3.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Weston live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 85 of the 2,382 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 3.6%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Weston spend on teacher salaries?
    $19,992,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,887 per student. Divided by the 168 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $119,263 per teacher, more than 99 in 100 Massachusetts districts (state median $83,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Weston do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Weston scored proficient or above: 76% in reading and 76% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Weston?
    95% or more of the 159 students in Weston's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Weston's NCES district ID?
    2512750. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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